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Tamil Nadu: Two former AIADMK ministers raided by vigilance over departmental irregularities
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Tamil Nadu: Two former AIADMK ministers raided by vigilance over departmental irregularities

Officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption held multi-city searches at the premises of two AIADMK former ministers in connection with two different cases.

Tamil Nadu govt doctors call off strike, press for four-point charter of demands, including time-bound promotions
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Tamil Nadu govt doctors call off strike, press for four-point charter of demands, including time-bound promotions

After striking work for a week, government doctors in Tamil Nadu affiliated to the Federation of Government Doctors Association on Friday called off the agitation

72 hrs on, rescue ops for 2-yr-old Sujith Wilson who fell in borewell in Tamil Nadu's Trichy, hampered by rocky soil and rainfall
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72 hrs on, rescue ops for 2-yr-old Sujith Wilson who fell in borewell in Tamil Nadu's Trichy, hampered by rocky soil and rainfall

The two-year-old boy, who fell into an abandoned borewell in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli, is stuck at a depth of almost 100 feet for more than 72 hours after the incident occurred on Friday, as anxiety has risen over the child's well-being with rescue efforts hampered by rocky soil and rain.

Gutkha scam: CBI arrests five, including govt officials and MDM gutkha manufacturers; sent to judicial custody till 20 Sept
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Gutkha scam: CBI arrests five, including govt officials and MDM gutkha manufacturers; sent to judicial custody till 20 Sept

Those arrested include promoters of a private guthka company, AV Madhava Rao and Uma Shankar Gupta; food safety and drug administration official P Senthil Murugan; Superintendent of Central Excise Department NK Pandian; and a person named PV Srinivasa Rao.

MK Stalin asks Tamil Nadu governor to fire Health Minister C Vijayabaskar and DGP TK Rajendran after CBI raids
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MK Stalin asks Tamil Nadu governor to fire Health Minister C Vijayabaskar and DGP TK Rajendran after CBI raids

DMK chief MK Stalin said in a statement that the continuation of Vijayabaskar and Rajendran would be a blot on democracy and the police administration.

CBI raids 40 locations in Chennai over gutkha scam; homes of Health Minister Vijayabaskar, DGP TK Rajendran searched
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CBI raids 40 locations in Chennai over gutkha scam; homes of Health Minister Vijayabaskar, DGP TK Rajendran searched

The gutkha scam came to light in 2017, after a raid at tobacco businessman Madhav Rao's properties in 2016 led to the recovery of a diary that allegedly contained a list of politicians and senior police officers to whom bribes had been paid.

Rahul Gandhi visits Karunanidhi in hospital; DMK chief continues to be under intensive care
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Rahul Gandhi visits Karunanidhi in hospital; DMK chief continues to be under intensive care

DMK president M Karunanidhi was in the intensive care unit of a city hospital for the fourth day on Tuesday where Congress chief Rahul Gandhi visited him and described his condition as stable.

DMK urges Tamil Nadu govt to approach court to get president's assent for NEET Bills
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DMK urges Tamil Nadu govt to approach court to get president's assent for NEET Bills

The DMK on Thursday urged the Tamil Nadu government to approach the court to get the president's assent for Bills passed by the Assembly exempting the state from NEET, in case the Centre had put them in "cold storage."

Bypoll for RK Nagar constituency that fell vacant after Jayalalithaa's death to be held on 21 December
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Bypoll for RK Nagar constituency that fell vacant after Jayalalithaa's death to be held on 21 December

Bypoll to the Dr RK Nagar constituency which fell vacant following the demise of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will be held on 21 December.

Central team examining Tamil Nadu's dengue situation terms death count 'minimal', urges public cooperation
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Central team examining Tamil Nadu's dengue situation terms death count 'minimal', urges public cooperation

"Eradication of dengue is not in the hands of the government, but in the hands of the public. Everybody has to change their habits," said team member Ashutosh Biswas

DMK chief MK Stalin hits out at AIADMK govt, says it allowed dengue to become 'health emergency'
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DMK chief MK Stalin hits out at AIADMK govt, says it allowed dengue to become 'health emergency'

Stalin urged the Governor to direct the top officials to take steps on a "war-footing to halt the everyday deaths due to dengue."

TTV Dhinakaran gives Rs 15 lakh to Anitha's family, slams Palaniswamy on failure to secure NEET exemption in Tamil Nadu
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TTV Dhinakaran gives Rs 15 lakh to Anitha's family, slams Palaniswamy on failure to secure NEET exemption in Tamil Nadu

Sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran on Saturday gave Rs 15 lakh to the family of S Anitha, a medical aspirant and an anti-NEET petitioner

Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijayabaskar meets Narendra Modi on NEET issue
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Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijayabaskar meets Narendra Modi on NEET issue

Tamil Nadu continued to press the Centre seeking an exemption from the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), with its Health Minister C Vijayabaskar meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday over the issue, second time in about three weeks.

NEET 2017 exam: Tamil Nadu representatives meet Union ministers in final effort to seek state's exemption
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NEET 2017 exam: Tamil Nadu representatives meet Union ministers in final effort to seek state's exemption

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday made the "final effort" in seeking exemption for the state's students from common nation-wide medical entrance test NEET.

Tamil Nadu govt to appeal against Madras HC order on medical admission reservation
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Tamil Nadu govt to appeal against Madras HC order on medical admission reservation

Health and Family Welfare Minister C Vijayabaskar said the government was committed to its reservation "policy decision".

Rajinikanth to join politics: BJP a likely ally, but superstar may face difficulty overcoming Dravidian barriers
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Rajinikanth to join politics: BJP a likely ally, but superstar may face difficulty overcoming Dravidian barriers

If Rajinikanth plans to do business with the political ecosystem of Tamil Nadu, he will have to soon answer his own question, asked in his inimitable style: "Howw iss it?"

C Vijayabaskar under I-T scanner once again, Tamil Nadu health minister's Pudukkottai home raided
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C Vijayabaskar under I-T scanner once again, Tamil Nadu health minister's Pudukkottai home raided

Apparently, more than 35 properties linked to Vijayabaskar and his relatives have been raided by the I-T sleuths within this year

Tamil Nadu minister C Vijayabaskar's key aide found dead in mysterious circumstances
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Tamil Nadu minister C Vijayabaskar's key aide found dead in mysterious circumstances

A month after Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijaya Baskar came under the radar of the Income Tax department due to the cash for vote scandal in the run-up to the RK Nagar bypolls, his key aide KR Subramaniam was found dead in his Nammakal farm house on Monday.

AIADMK merger highlights: As Panneerselvam toughens stance, Dinakaran puts up a brave face
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AIADMK merger highlights: As Panneerselvam toughens stance, Dinakaran puts up a brave face

Dinakaran, the nephew of jailed AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala, is facing a revolt by an influential section of the party led by Palaniswami and a host of ministers, who had last night declared the ouster of the once powerful aunt-nephew duo

AIADMK merger talks and political crisis in TN: Here's how OPS and EPS factions scrapped since February
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AIADMK merger talks and political crisis in TN: Here's how OPS and EPS factions scrapped since February

The last three months saw a simmering conflict between the Panneerselvam faction (OPS) and EK Palanaswami (EPS) faction. Here is how things unfolded in the last three months.